title: [Tuberculosis of the breast].
abstract: The authors report a case of tuberculosis of the breast in a patient aged 71. The case described is an example of a rare form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis whose diagnosis can pose problems. In view of the recent increase in the incidence of tuberculosis in certain developed countries and the growth in the proportion of cases of extra pulmonary tuberculosis especially in HIV sero-positive individuals an observation such as this is useful in that it recalls for clinicians the fact that tuberculosis may present in very unusual forms which are easily forgotten.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et Unité de Réanimation Respiratoire, CHU, Hôpital Sud, Amiens.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Leleu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verhoest
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jounieaux
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008327:Mammography; D011379:Prognosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin
vernacular_title: Tuberculose mammaire.